To her surprise, the life she had been looking forward to ________ to be unpleasant.
| A．prove | B．being proved | C．proving | D．proved |
First he picked out the laces and ate them_______ they_______ spaghetti.
| A．as if; are | B．as though; were |
| C．as though; are | D．as if; like |
The scenery in my hometown is beautiful beyond ______.
| A．communication | B．expression | C．situation | D．organization |
He got 97 points, ____ second in this English test.
| A．ranked | B．ranking | C．and ranking | D．to rank |
—Can you tell us what is important to a businessman?
— ________ information.
| A．Collect | B．Collected |
| C．Having collected | D．Collecting |
It was not what he said but the way ____ he said it that made all the people laugh.
| A．in which | B．which | C．how | D．in that |